Spiced Shortcakes With Sauteed Pears

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup water
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 large egg , lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 5 1/2 cups sliced peeled ripe bosc pears (about 6 pears)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups frozen non-fat vanilla yogurt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 combine flour and next 6 ingredients (through ginger) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• 3 cut in 1/4 cup butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until butter pieces are pea-sized.
• 4 add milk and 1/4 cup water; stir just until moist.
• 5 drop dough by level 1/4 cup measures 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• 6 flatten dough to 1/2-inch thickness using lightly floured hands. let stand 5 minutes.
• 7 combine 1 tablespoon water and egg .
• 8 brush egg mixture over dough; sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar.
• 9 bake for 15 minutes or until golden. remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.
• 10 to prepare filling, combine pears and lemon juice; toss to coat.
• 11 melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. add pear mixture; sauté 2 minutes.
• 12 stir in 3 tablespoons brown sugar; bring to a boil. reduce heat to low; simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
• 13 remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 14 split each shortcake in half horizontally using a serrated knife. spoon about 1/3 cup pear mixture over bottom half of each shortcake; top each serving with top of shortcake and 1/4 cup yogurt.